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Old 03-29-2017, 03:05 PM   #21
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Make sure you play with the throttle settings. The standard throttle pedal setting makes it feel a lot less repsonsive.
Good to know. Is buried in the iDrive settings somewhere?

I know the single sport button on the M5 makes the throttle a little jumpy.
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Old 03-29-2017, 03:37 PM   #22
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Good to know. Is buried in the iDrive settings somewhere?

I know the single sport button on the M5 makes the throttle a little jumpy.
Hit the Power button on the center console. IIRC, there are two steps. I like the first. It's not jumpy like the E46 M3/E39 M5 Sport mode were.
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Old 03-29-2017, 03:39 PM   #23
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Good to know. Is buried in the iDrive settings somewhere?

I know the single sport button on the M5 makes the throttle a little jumpy.
I thought it was next to the shifter but could be wrong(see nick said yes). You probably want to check out the settings in i-drive anyhow. You can setup the M button to configure the suspension(EDC equipped), throttle and stability(set to the middle setting at least).


Edit: Are you gettting a stick or automatic? Lack of low end for a NA V8 didnt bug me that much with a stick. I can see it being annoying with a automatic when you want to jam the throttle and get response. With a stick you downshift and problem solved, part of the fun Of course I can kind of like laggy turbos for the same reason.
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Old 03-29-2017, 03:43 PM   #24
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Edit: Are you gettting a stick or automatic? Lack of low end for a NA V8 didnt bug me that much with a stick. I can see it being annoying with a automatic when you want to jam the throttle and get response. With a stick you downshift and problem solved, part of the fun Of course I can kind of like laggy turbos for the same reason.
Mostly looking for a stick but in the final years for the sedan-12/coupe-13 they seem to be pretty hard to find.
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Mostly looking for a stick but in the final years for the sedan-12/coupe-13 they seem to be pretty hard to find.
what no sedan, assuming it would be coming from a m5
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Old 03-29-2017, 04:03 PM   #26
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what no sedan, assuming it would be coming from a m5
See fixed in bold above. I am looking for either. I don't have more then 2 people in my car enough to really care. If a coupe comes up in the color/options I want I will take it.
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Old 03-29-2017, 04:45 PM   #27
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hi.

E92 M3 -- i've driven the F80 (?) M3 now and it's a beast. it's wickedly fast. but it sounds....it's not as engaging. how's that?

I think the S65 is soft in the low range, but honestly, it sounds great midrange to top end. and if it matters to you, it's one of the last handbuilt M motors.
The ZCP on the F80 is supposedly a big improvement on sound and to many, by itself worth the price.
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The ZCP on the F80 is supposedly a big improvement on sound and to many, by itself worth the price.
Are you talking about the competition package ? Sorry all these codes get confusing ...
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Old 03-29-2017, 07:01 PM   #29
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The ZCP on the F80 is supposedly a big improvement on sound and to many, by itself worth the price.
Big improvement?
Sound is all subjective. Objectively the new M3 is much, much faster.

It just did nothing for me.

It's also a very big vehicle.

Its so underwhelming that I'm looking at the M5. Just because if I'm going to go soulless, numb and big, I might as well have something that sounds cool.
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Are you talking about the competition package ? Sorry all these codes get confusing ...
Yes. ZCP has always been the comp pkg back to E46 days.
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